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  • Phonetics
  • Second Language Acquisition

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  • Investigating L2 prosody perception in Mandarin speakers.
  • Examining English focus interrogative tune (L*H-H%) perception.
  • Utilizing the autosegmental-metrical model framework.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore L1 Mandarin speakers' perception of English focus interrogative tunes.
  • To analyze the impact of L2 experience length on prosody perception.
  • To understand cross-linguistic influences on L2 intonation perception.

Main Methods:

  • Recruited 18 Mandarin speakers and 18 native English speakers.
  • Assessed perception of prosodic prominence and naturalness of focus prosody.
  • Varied Mandarin speakers' length of residence in the US.

Main Results:

  • Mandarin speakers excelled at pitch accent detection but not focus identification.
  • L1 influence was stronger on phrase accents than boundary tones.
  • Even advanced L2 learners showed limited proficiency in perceiving L2 interrogative focus tunes.

Conclusions:

  • L1-L2 similarity degree is crucial for understanding cross-linguistic prosody influences.
  • L2 prosody perception requires separate analysis of phonological and phonetic dimensions.
  • Cross-linguistic influences significantly impact L2 intonation perception.